week ?, ???

[reapertoire]

[ five assholes walk into a sewer.

they have a few important matters to discuss in the dead god's pad before the game officially starts. ]

Comments

[feytality]

Don't be a jerk, Dahlia. [maya ships it :/]

We could say one team is detectives... And they gotta find the other ones. That way, the regular Players aren't under as much fire.

[what anthy's saying makes sense. maya brightens up a little]

Hey, good idea, Anthy! We can get to know 'em a little then show 'em how it's done.

[princeples]

[shut the heck up, dahlia]

Well... if one team's trying to find the other one, it should be the ones who are working with Himemiya, right? If we're pretending you two are fighting each other.

[...also:]

Showing them how it's done... Like some kind of tutorial? The Game wouldn't officially begin for them until we were "Erased"?

[venomosity]

[wow, rude, you guys. also dahlia's just gonna laugh at the idea of maya leading the """bad""" reapers? come on, that's fuckin hilarious.

but right. business.]

We've figured out roles for the two of you... what about Utena and me? Acting as your "assistants" seems... a little over the top. Maybe even unnecessary.

[rosemance]

You two can help us in the tutorial, but...

[ what to do otherwise. it'll be best if they all get "killed" off. anthy looks at maya. ]

What do you think?

[feytality]

[she can be a bad girl if she wants, dahlia!!! maya ignores her, instead looking back at anthy]

I think.... since you and I are going to be the ones leading the Reapers.... we should try to get to know them a little better. We could pair up, and --- well, let's be honest, I've gotten plenty of experience getting framed for murders.

[ahem. dahlia.]

[anthy and utena know her well enough at this point to know that, though, and they can probably guess where she's going with this]

Sooo, what if Dahlia "kills" Utena and frames me for it? That way, you and I would be "victims". It'd give us a chance to connect with the Players.

[princeples]

Excuse me?

[she does not look happy with the idea of being offed. :/ rude]

Anyway, even if me getting erased by her was viable-- [:/ fuckn dahlia] she has a point. It doesn't solve the problem of what we do if you two are taking care of the Reapers. Who's going to watch over the Players once we're all "gone"?

[venomosity]

[@ maya:] You make it sound like it's what I do for a living.

[... but hey, look, she's actually contributing something useful to the discussion this time!]

Hey, if I'm going to "erase" you, then you could assume your Noise form and observe them that way. They'd probably enjoy having a dog around more than a snake, wouldn't they?

[rosemance]

[ she also doesn't look too thrilled at the idea of utena getting killed. that's her girlfriend you fucks?? ]

I suppose that could work. But they might question a Noise wandering around unless there's...

[ she trails off before very suddenly turning her attention towards max. ]

Unless we have someone else there watching everyone as well.

[feytality]

[ maya holds her hands up in a gesture of appeasement towards utena and dahlia both. ]

C'mon, Utena -- it'd be risky for you to stay undercover the whole Game and I don't want an actual Reaper or murder-y Player going after you. [ she's concerned about utena, too!!! better the fuck u know. ] Dahlia's got a pretty good idea, here. [ for once. ] Aaaand, so does Anthy.... if there's someone there playing Host....

[ maya also trails off while she turns to look in the direction anthy is facing --- specifically, at max. ]

[princeples]

[@ maya] I can handle myself, but. You've got a point, as well as Dahlia. [she's a good dog :/] And, well. If we had someone to corral Players and answer any questions they have... Yes... I think that could work...

[stares at Max]

[venomosity]

If we can agree on one thing...

[more!! staring!!]

[concertmaster]

[ . . .

after a little bit of silent staring, Max finally looks up from where he was browsing on his phone, deadpan]

... What?

[rosemance]

Thank you, Max, for being our Host.

[ fucking rip ]

[concertmaster]

What.

[absolutely??????????/ not???????]

Hey. No. Absolutely fucking not, no chance in hell. I'm Producer, not babysitter. I don't do Player coddling.

[feytality]

Oh, come on, Max! Let's help the Players out this time!

[ she's not tee heeing, but. ]

There's a lot riding on this! And you don't have to coddle them, just, y'know, answer a few of their questions. Give them stuff if they're actually doing good. You won't need to be hanging around them all the time.

[ famous last words. ]

[venomosity]

And you can be your lovable self, freely insulting them whenever they ask something especially stupid.

[princeples]

It wouldn't do for him to act unnatural in that setting, of course.

[sips tea]

The Players will need all the help they can get. Having someone to guide them and keep an eye on them for us will help us out tremendously. And since you're judging the Game, it'll be easier for you to be in the thick of it, right?

[concertmaster]

I would rather get Erased right here and now than go along with this bullshit. I did not sign up to interact with Players.

[rosemance]

None of us actually signed up for this particular assignment, Max.

[ it's said in a "you're doing it" tone. ]

[concertmaster]

[m o t h e r f u c k e r]

So you want me to babysit your Players and lead them along in the Game. By playing Host.

[ m o th e r of fu c ks]

This doesn't really fall under normal Composer requests, but... You're technically the fucking boss, I guess. Jesus fuck. I claim the right to bitch about it for the entire length of time it's happening.

[feytality]

We wouldn't want it any other way, Max.

[ well, anthy's the boss..... he can't say no. ] And Anthy and I will be in charge of the Reapers! So that's a little less work. Plus, I'll sneak you food and coffee.

[ maya acting like he can't get himself food and coffee!! ]